founded in 1970, the museu do universo (museum of the universe) features 56 interactive experiments, spanning the first floor of the planetarium. they are divided into three areas - astronomia fundamental (earth and it is movement), astrofisica (stellar astronomy) and nave-escola (spaceship studies).  

museu do universo, full first floor of the planetarium, rua vice-governador rubens berardo, 100, gávea,   tel. 21.2274.0046,  - here is the website, contact email, and map.   ● more ●